diff --git a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
index c5921ffffe0..3922b926563 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ else
   ensure-install-dir
   set-kube-env
   create-salt-pillar
-  download-release
   run-salt
   echo "== kube-push node config done =="
 fi